Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-31

dreams Of avarice? His friends agreed
with him that it was big thing; to his
vast satisfaction, they began to treat him
with q certain Difference, which he ab-
sorbed as the parched earth socks up the
rain; he had been hankeIing after that
sort OF tribute for forty years, and had
never till now got drop of it.
| Meanwhile Inspector Byrnes, ever since
/ his first interview with this man on the
day Of the Manhattan robbery, had never
taken his eyes off him. Patrick Shevelin
was not, at first, considered to be SO
important On object of suspicion as
some others; but that he was not entirely
| innocent seemed more than probable.
Moreo Jer, he was the only employe Of the
bank whose past history and antecedents
did not improve upon investigation. The
others, one after one, were relieved from
suspicion and supervision; but the more
Of Shevelin's record that came to light
the more cause there seemed to be to re-
gard him with mistrust. His steps were
constantly followed, aud his every act and
| uttterance, so far as was possible, noted
and considered.
But though Shevelin's was q feeble
nature he had the compensation belong
ing to most feeble enthusiastically
and cunning. For the first few weeks
after the robbery he was sedulously on
his guard. lie looked askance at any
unfamiliar face, no matter in how plsusi-
bic or friendly manner it presented
itself; the course of his daily life was
orderly and regular, and he avoided
association with ell suspicious charac-
ters. The detective ingenuity, which
might have succeeded with much more
able men, was for long time employed
in vain against Shevelin. He was in
, veterately suspicious of both men and
: women. And yet, as the weeks went by,
and grew into months, the patient officer
st the head of the detective bureau be-
: came more and more firmly convinced
that this stumbling and insignificant
, creature carried about with him the whole
secret OF the great robbery, and that if
the mystery were ever to be solved il
. must be through Patrick Shevelin.
By and bY, though very slowly, the IL =
, spector's persistent policy began to bear
fruits. 1t was observed that Shevelin
had money in his pockets, the source OF
. which was not apparent. A certain
taWdry rakishness began to be percepti-
bic in his appearance and demesnor. He
| visited shady liquor saloons, where he
drank good deal Of whisky; and while
under the influence of this fsvorite tipplt
of his he would sometimes say things mo-
!, marked by his usual reticence and pru-
{ dence. Many of these utterances seemed
{ to have reference to some secret trans
e sction, and to Indicate that Sheve
. lin had some private reason TO
:. dissatisfaction. But they were still too
!, y incoherent and iindeterminate to arort
- solid ground to 60 upon. One day, how
= ever, something little more definite wa
10 reported. detective, in the guise Of
{, half-drunken "rounder," followed tn
" man to liquor saloon in q low neighbo1
" hood near the North river, and while az
/ parently ELAPSED in toper's trance in
" corner of the room he saw Shevelin spea
i to the bsrkeeper and receive from him
i small package done up in brown paper
ie This package Shevelln opened; it COZ
sisted OF g roll Of bank notes. He too
', out handful OF these and thrust thel
a into his pocket; and, folding up the re;
:, in the paper, he returned them to the ba
~ tender, with sn injunction to keep thel
y until he called for tlem again.
N Where did this money which could NJ
h. have amounted 10 less tnen several hui
dred dollars) come from, and how di
10 Sheve!in, With mis- few dollars wee
:. salary, come into possession Of il! Thel
or seemed TO be no answer to these ques
=. lions consistent with the fellows no
esty. The Inspector decided upon tskiI
It 8 new step.
er Ire bank offeials mad been some tin
r. before appraised OF the true character
ly their Sunday Watchmsn and for Il
b, reasons for regarding him with distrus
ne and they had naturally been anxious
he get rid of him forthwith. But they we
* requested, in order not to awaken b
he suspicion, to defer dismissing hi
o. until some time had passed, VIII
he they might do so on some prete
.ry not connected with the robbery. He "
,u- therefore permitted to continue
er- duties, though his movements were
his ways under supervision; but the peri
he had now arrived when he might